I will give Duarte this much credit.
He got the contractors to finish the renovations at the Manila Airport. That place was a mess for a long time before he threatened them.
<My in-laws are Filipino. Brother married a great Filipina lady.
Funny what you said about the airport. The customs officials there are hands-down the most corrupt people you can buy with money. I dont really care what it looks like as long as it’s presentable.
One of my relatives got “swindled” into the lockdown hotel after arrival and “forced’ to cough up an extra $5K for the hotel and she cried to the guy that she paid $1500 for the trip. Customs guy got embarrassed after the scene and just let her in.